Ascham, Roger b. 1515 d. 1568 (circa) Author. Scholar and writer who was born in Yorkshire, and was educated in the household of Sir Humphrey Wingfield, Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1548 he was appointed tutor to the young Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I). St Sepulchre without Newgate Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Smith, John b. 1580 d. June 21, 1631 Jamestown founder, Folk Person - Years after Columbus discovered America, people from Europe came to the New World looking for a better life and their new settlements became colonies. They came from France, England and Spain. The first permanent English settlement was in Virginia called Jamestown and its leader was Captain John Smith. He was born in 1580 in Willoughby, England leaving home at age 16 after his father died. He began his travels by joining volunteers in France who were fighting...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) St Sepulchre without Newgate Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Wood, Henry b. March 3, 1869 d. August 19, 1944 Conductor. He made his performing debut at the age of 14, playing the organ at the Musicians' Church St Sepulchre-Newgate, the largest parish church in the City of London. Wood entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1886, where he composed light operas and cantatas, and began his career as an orchestral conductor in 1888. He conducted the Carl Rosa Opera Company in 1891 and began conducting shows at the Queen's Hall London in 1893. In 1899, he founded the Nottingham Orchestra, was conductor of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) St Sepulchre without Newgate Churchyard, London, Greater London, England Plot: Musicians Chapel
b. 1515 d. 1568 (circa)